Safe screen support



0a. 1, 1946. WHALEN 2,408,714'

SAFE SCREEN SUPPORT Filed Sept. 16, 1944 L J I 1 I H o "[0 o am y f f' nY v E .4: F1 .5; E -171 .J A J J L/o h Whfa IZ r Z ATTORNEY PatentedOct. 1, 1946 2,408,715 v LSAFE-S'CREEN SUPPORT This invention relates tdthe combination 1 I is Whalen, BrooklymhliYl. Q "Application September16, 1944, Serial No. 554,48

' 3;Clairns-. (Cl.160-10'7) with aa' window screen of means for"preventing thescreen'frombeing pushed outwardly, to

expose a child-orother person to peril, and'means for preventing thescreen from being acciden tally forced or drawn inwardly into the room,so as to leave the window opening wholly unguarded, and thereby exposinga child or other person who is careless at the window opening to injuryor death.

The invention also embraces an. attachment which can be mounted on oneof the sliding frames of an adjustable window screen to prevent thescreen from being forced outwardly, and

another and similar attachment which can be mounted on the companionsliding window screen to prevent the window screen from accidentallyfalling or being drawn into the room, so that the screen will alwaysremain in its guarding posi- -tion in the window opening.

With the above and other objects in view the invention relates tocertain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts, clearly described in the following specification and fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a View in elevation, showing the manner of attaching thesafety devices to the window screen.

Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectional View, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

' Fig. 3 is a similar view, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation.

Fig. 6 is an end view.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the practicalconstruction of my invention, 5 designates any standard window frame and6 the lower window sash, which normally slides up and down in the frame5 for. ventilation and other reasons.

In the window opening provided by raising th lower window sash 6 aconventional adjustable window screen I is disposed, which consists ofthe companion screen frame sections 8 and 9, which are arranged ,toslide upon each other, for the purpose of varying the horizontaldistance between the outer ends of the two frame sections,

so that the combined screen may be fitted into the window frame.

In normal practice the ends of the window screen sections are disposedagainst the vertical sides of the window frame, but when pressure isapplied against the inside of the screen it will easily fallout of thwindow opening, thus leaving the window opening wholly unguarded. The

same applies tothe' tendency of the window screen to-fall 'orbe drawninto the room, and in thisease the window frame opening is also leftwholly unguarded... I I I? To prevent the window screen from beingaccidentally displaced either outwardly orinwardly, I provide anattachment for each screen section or frame, which has a stop flange,adapted to engage one side of the lower rail of the sash 6, this flangebeing formed on a bracket or C-shaped sleeve adapted to slidably engagethe upper cross bar of the screen frame.

The attachment for the screen frame section 8 consists of the c-shapedsleeve or bracket III, which is formed with a, struck-out tongue orflange 5 l, which is of L-shaped construction, and which is offset fromthe vertical axis of the sleeve I0.

The bracket or sleeve It! is mounted on the upper cross bar of thescreen frame section 8, so

that the flange or tongue II will engage the lower edge and innersurface of the lower rail or cross bar of the sash 6.

The screen frame section 9 is provided with a similar c-shaped bracketIlla, which is formed with a struck-out flange Ila, and this flange isalso of L-shaped construction and is adapted to engage the bottom faceof the sash and the outer face of the lower cross rail thereof.

The sliding screen sections may be adjusted on each other, in fittingthe window screen under the sash, so as to completely fill the windowopening, and the two safety guards will slide on the lower end of thesash to permit any necessary adjustment of the window screen in thewindow opening.

But in the event that pressure is applied against the inside of thescreen, the guard flange M will prevent the screen from being displacedoutwardly. In the event that a pulling effort is applied to displace thescreen inwardly, the guard flange Ha will prevent the screen from beingdisplaced inwardly.

The attachment may be readily mounted on the screen section, and issecured in place by means of the screw 12, which is extended through thecentral portion. of the C-shaped sleeve or bracket into the screensection engaged. This screw connection prevents the bracket fromaccidentally shifting on the screen frame.

My invention is particularly useful in protecting children from fallingout of windows, as a I claim and having relatively slidable framesprovided with.

screen sections, of a C-shaped member adapted to partly enclose an upperside bar of each frame member and provided with a struck-out L-shapedflange adapted to slidably engage the lower edge of a sash under whichthe window screen is to be positioned.

2. The combination with a window screen comprising relatively slidableframe sections, each frame section having a screen, and each framesection having an upper bar, of a C-shaped membermounted on the upperbar of each frame section and adapted to resist displacement from thebarin all directions, each C-shaped member being secured to the bar by afastener extending through the same into the bar, and an L-shaped 4flange struck from the c-shaped member and adapted to engage the lowerend of a window sash under which the window screen is to be positioned.

3. The combination with a window screen comprising relatively slidableframe sections, each frame section including an upper bar and ascreen-section, a c-shaped member largely enclosing a portion of theupper bar of each frame section and providing an L-shaped flangeengaging the upper edge of the upper bar of the window screen framesection and an L-shaped flange engaged with the lower edge of said bar,and an L-shaped flange struck from the first-named L-shaped flange andextending above and laterally of the said first-named L-shaped flange,and adapted to have sliding engagement with the lower end of a windowsash under which the window screen is positioned, said first andsecond-named L-shaped flanges being adapted to resist verticaldisplacement of the C-shaped member from the upper frame bar in eitherdi-' rection, and the last-named L-shaped flange being adapted to engageonly one side of the window sash.

JOHN WHALEN.

